Politician
Joaquin Castro
Democrat · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TX35011
Joaquin Castro (Democrat) raised $592K for the 2026 Texas 20th District race, $168K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
35%
$934K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas 20th District | $592K | 28% | $0 / $0 | $13K | $592K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 20th District | $690K | 33% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $690K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 20th District | $682K | 36% | $11 / $0 | $2K | $682K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 20th District | $706K | 42% | $2K / $0 | $2K | $708K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $473KCorporate $168KTrade group $129KMembership $95KOther $94KSuper PAC $26KLeadership PAC $14KParty $4K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$45K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$35K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$28K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Border Health Federal PACOther$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- United We Dream Action PACfor $2K
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $11
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 15 key votes where Joaquin Castro had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (27%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $490K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $87K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $87K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $490K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$1K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $490K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Present |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $11K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$48K$1K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $48K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $490K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Joaquin Castro's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Sandra AlcalaFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Filemon Vela; Member Services Director - H. Democratic Caucus (Rep. Hakeem Jeffries); Policy Director - Congressional Hispanic Caucus (…
Now lobbies for Unitedhealth Group INC, Pfizer, INC., Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Biotechnology Innovation Organization and 3 more · via Avoq, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Joaquin Castro's 2026 campaign?
- Joaquin Castro (Democrat) raised $592K for the 2026 Texas 20th District race, $168K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Joaquin Castro?
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political League ($15K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Joaquin Castro raised across elections?
- $592K in 2026 (Texas 20th District), $690K in 2024 (Texas 20th District), $682K in 2022 (Texas 20th District), $706K in 2020 (Texas 20th District).